A scene from the documentary, 'A Place at the Table.' The film looks at the problem of hunger in America through the stories of three families.

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| A Journal News editorial

Childhood obesity and hunger may seem like polar-opposite issues, but these epidemics often stem from the same root. Some 50 million people in the U.S. are in need of food assistance; one in four children lack access to nutritious food.

The fallout from hunger - rampant obesity, growing cases of Type II diabetes, a growing need for food assistance to families - is examined in the documentary "A Place at the Table," which is being screened Wednesday by Rivertown Film. Journal News food editor Liz Johnson will lead a discussion, which will no doubt touch on societal and political aspects of food.